Patrick Doody (11 November 1938 – 28 February 1990[1]) was a British broadcaster.
Although his father was the owner of a theatre company, Doody chose to go into broadcasting work rather than acting. After serving time in the Royal Signals, he began his career with the British Forces Broadcasting Service in Cyprus.[2] He later moved to BBC Radio, where he became best known for presenting Night Ride for Radio 1 and Radio 2. The 1969 single "Groovy Baby" by Microbe, heavily championed by Radio 1's Dave Cash, featured the voice of Doody's then three-year-old son, Ian.
Doody moved into television and worked as a continuity announcer for Border Television in Carlisle and Tyne Tees Television in Newcastle, latterly becoming Senior Announcer at Border. He freelanced at LWT and voiced many local commercials for Metro Radio in Newcastle. His voice was also heard as the announcer of Border's popular networked series, Mr. and Mrs.[3] He also ran his own broadcast facilities company, Videoforce Ltd.[4]
Doody committed suicide on 28 February 1990 at the age of 51.[5] He was on announcing duty at Border two nights before his death.
References[]
- ↑ iMDB profile
- ↑ Random Radio Jottings - News on 2, Random Radio Jottings, 3 September 2012
- ↑ P-69, Border Television, Mary Scott Parker, 1999, Bookcase
- ↑ Who's Who on Television 1982-83, ITV Books Ltd., 1982
- ↑ Transdiffusion - Tyne Tees: other announcers, transdiffusion.org
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